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Fancy descriptions: Were you ever so impressed by a dealer's description of a coin that it stuck in

dan1ecudan1ecu Posts: 1,573
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I have to admit that I've learned some new words by reading dealers' descriptions of coins. For instance, there are some colors that I never knew existed...

Some descriptions are like poetry, and the person who did the writing is obviously very talented.

Can you give examples of some unique, creative ways that you've seen coins described?

Dan
Dan McInnes

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  • markglickermarkglicker Posts: 1,486 ✭
    One dealer described a coin as "meaty". I think he was ready for some time off.
  • supertoothsupertooth Posts: 274 ✭
    Dan----Guys have a way of making the coin sound better than it really is---adjectives they have picked up over the years. I once bought a 500 dollar coin off of Ebay from a dealer. Coin sounded great and "original". Pictures were not bad at all. Found the coin to be wanting----so in about a year I sold it again on Ebay. I used the exact same wording as the guy had used when I bought it. Coin was bought by another dealer. I made a little over 50 bucks when all was said and done. I figured if the wording worked for the first guy, it would work for me. It did. Bob [supertooth]
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    I'm generally sold by good pictures. not the discription.
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  • Steve27Steve27 Posts: 13,275 ✭✭✭
    Yes, I still laugh at the piece of garbage in a MS65 slab described as having "satin black toning."
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  • LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
    I like good pictures and a description that supplements that picture.
    Always took candy from strangers
    Didn't wanna get me no trade
    Never want to be like papa
    Working for the boss every night and day
    --"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
  • WTCGWTCG Posts: 8,940 ✭✭✭
    One prominent dealer often described his coins having "creamy" luster. Every time we see that description many of us have a good laugh.
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  • DickyBetzDickyBetz Posts: 3,825
    I like this one from Anaconda:



    << <i>Incredible oil-slick colors blanket both the obverse and reverse in a concentric fashion. >>





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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,325 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I do know in buying Morgan dollars that "Nice, original toning". is a polite way of saying, "Not nice, very ugly toning".

  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭
    If the person giving the description is Jon Rosenthal , it not only sticks in my mind, but is in my dreams. image
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  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭
    I saw one listed by WTCG on the BST board that I thought was clever, but I guess it didn't stick in my mind that well afterall because I can't remember it now image
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  • jdcheersjdcheers Posts: 69
    That's funny. I too see "creamy" luster quite a bit.

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